October 19, 2004
For Immediate Release

Canada's Major Ports Focus on Good Governance

The Association’s regular Governance Seminar will take place on November 29 and 30 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, hosted by the Toronto Port Authority.

This year’s seminar will once again focus on the essentials of good governance for the National Ports System. Chair of the Association, Gordon Houston, President and CEO, Vancouver Port Authority says, “Port governance has always been a priority of Canada Port Authorities (CPAs) and this is now more important than ever as CPA’s enter a cycle of turnover in the composition of their corporate boards.” He went on to say that, “This seminar affords us an opportunity to come together to hear experts in the field of governance and to have both directors and management consider best practices for good port governance.”

This year’s session will address issues of direct importance to all boards such as board evaluation, board assessments, board/management issues, liability and other relevant matters. In addition to hearing from those who must operate within the ports sector there will be key experts in the field of corporate governance like David Brown from the Conference Board of Canada’s Good Governance Practice and David Beatty, Managing Director, Coalition on Corporate Governance. “We believe it is critical for all who work in the port sector to come together on a regular basis to take stock of the state of our governance practices,’ says Captain Houston.

Full program and registration details are provided on the ACPA website.

For more information please contact:
Gary LeRoux
Executive Director
Association of Canadian Port Authorities

Phone: (613) 232-2036

The Association of Canadian Port Authorities was founded in 1958 and groups together ports and harbours and related marine interests into one, national association. The ACPA is the pre-eminent Association for the advocacy and advancement of the Canadian Port Industry. ACPA members contribute greatly to the local, regional and national economy of Canada with over $100 billion worth of goods handled annually.

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